Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-10-15
For HOUSE OF DELEGATES
For Accomac,
DIR. A. D. F. EwELL.
For Accomac and Northampton,
HON. S. s. WILKINS.

productions in the last issue OF
that paper, in which he valnly
tries to break the force of our
criticism of his brief editorial ca
,rcr. He tries to dodge the tariff
issue by declaring that all the free
traders in the country sail under
the Democratic flag, when he
knows perfectly well that such Re
publican papers as the New York
Times and Evening Post, the Spring
field Republican and numerous
others that we might mention adj
vocate much greater commercial
freedom than has been demanded
in any State or National Demo
cratic platform. or formulated in
any Democratic measure before
Congress. If Bro. Weaver is half
as wise as he rretends to be, he
ought to know that the Republi-
cans of Minnesota adopted a plat
form Just one year ago, in which
thew declared in favor of San early
and malicious revision of the tariff
with u slmplification and rcdnc-
ticn of cuStoms duties, and approx
ed of the action of the majority OF
the Minnesota delegation in The
House of Representatives for vot-
ing for the consideration of the
Morrison tariff BILL" whose horl
zontal features have so often
thrown Bro. Weaver into Spasmod
ic commissions. In fact, all of his
statements on this <as on other pc
litical questions are so framed as
to misrepresent the Democratic
party and thereby make the best
sho rg possible for the Republi
cans. We appeal to the record for
the truth of this assertion. He as
serts that George D. Wise followed
Randall into the Republican party
to defeat Col. Morrison'S tariff bill,
and dts IN consequence blacklisted.
The fact is, Mr.. Wise voted for
Col. MoIriSon's bill, as did every
other Democrat in Congress from
Virginia. II is true that he voted
against the first bill offered By
Morrison under Arthur's admins
tration. but rot against the one
thu i, such horror in Brother
Wenvrr's eyes. Now, We should
Exc to know why he thus persists
in disappearing MIR. Wise.
We crn very well understand why
lie persists in placing the Demo
era &c llarty in q false light, but We
cannct see what his object can be
III disappearing George D. Wise.
1t has been suggest. d that the edi-
tor OF the Virginian is so much en-
;mored of the Republican party
andso prejudiced against the Penn
ocratic party that it is morally i'm
possible for him to do Justice to
anyone who belongs TO the latter
purity.
The claim that the Republicans
are in favor of the abolition of H.
terual Revenue taxes is the sheer
est hypocrisy and the baldest non
sense in view Of what they have
done and said time and again.-
They pretend that they are in ia
vor Of alolishing this tax, and yer
every Republican in Congress vo-
ted for the infamous and fraudu-
lent pension bill last year, by
hlch over enc hundred million
dollars would have been taken from
the pockets of the people annually
to pension every camp-follower,
kettle cleaner, and bomb proof that
served in the Northern army. This
hill, if il had became law, would
have swallowed up annual surplus
and rendered any reduction in tax
atom impossible. This Infamous
,neasl,re would have become IA law
hut for the Democratic President,
who promptly vetoed it and there.
by Incurred the diSpleasure of
nearly every Republican in the
land. Billy Malone, in whose cause
The Virginian is no working, voted
for this pension bill, and yet we
lave scanned the Virginian in vain
for any word of approval for the
President or for any whisper of this
approval of Boss Malone. Every
lnan who has read the Virginian
since it passed under the control of
ITS present editor knows that its
columns have teemed with syste
matte misrepresentation of Dem
..cratic men and measures,
willie not one word of criti
cl.m or disapproval has been
said by that paper OF Rew b leans.
rho nuonlp understand the tactics